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High
CVE-2006-6979
The ruby handlers in the Magnatune component in Amarok do...
Vulnerability Description
The ruby handlers in the Magnatune component in Amarok do not properly quote text in certain contexts, probably including construction of an unzip command line, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23984
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0613
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0015.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166901
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24510
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22568
- http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138499
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-11.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24159
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Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 8th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.